CVE-2024-21746 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-21746: WordPress Wp Ultimate Review plugin <= 2.3.6 - IP limit Bypass vulnerability

Vendor Roxnor

Product Wp Ultimate Review

Weakness CWE-290

Published May 17, 2024

Last update April 29, 2026

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CVSS base score

5.3/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction None

Confidentiality None

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Authentication Bypass by Spoofing vulnerability in Roxnor Wp Ultimate Review wp-ultimate-review allows Identity Spoofing.This issue affects Wp Ultimate Review: from n/a through <= 2.3.6.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

WP Ultimate Review versions 2.3.6 and earlier contain an authentication bypass vulnerability. An attacker can modify review data without proper verification, allowing unauthorized changes to user-submitted reviews. The vulnerability requires network access but no authentication or user interaction. Site administrators should update to a version newer than 2.3.6.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Modify or tamper with review content and metadata without authentication.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Attackers can alter or inject false reviews, damaging site credibility and user trust.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access to the site; no authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

May 17, 2024 CVE published

April 29, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-21746 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/290.html AskarLabs — CWE-290 write-up Authentication Bypass by Spoofing

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